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Thomas Brodie marks around 1500 of when all hell started breaking loose with literalism. Some were taking creation week literally well before then. I think Augustine’s view changed over time over this, I’d need to refresh my memory.

But weren’t some earlier Jews going with a literal creation week also? Seems like Josephus was indicating this in his commentary on Moses, that the world was made in just six days, and the seventh day was rest from the labor of such operations.

There’s a really excellent discussion in the Encyclopedia Britannica.

See

The development of biblical exegesis and hermeneutics in Judaism

and below it

The development of biblical exegesis and hermeneutics in Christianity

Biblical literature - Exegesis, Hermeneutics, Judaism